Intermediate written work on theoretical phonetics of English for the 3rd

Intermediate written work on theoretical phonetics of English for the 3^rd year
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Variant 11

1. 
   According to the type of obstruction and the manner of production of noise English consonants are classified into …..
   

1. 
   b, c
   
2. 
   Occlusive, constrictive
   
3. 
   Labial, lingual, pharyngeal
   
4. 
   Labial, occlusive, glottal
   

2. 
   Fill in the gap:
   

…….. is a member of phonological opposition

1. 
   Word
   
2. 
   Phoneme
   
3. 
   Language
   
4. 
   Lexicology
   

3. 
   According to the degree of muscular tension English vowels are classified into:
   

1. 
   Fortis and lenis
   
2. 
   Tense and lax
   
3. 
   Strong and weak
   
4. 
   Long and short
   

4. 
   How many diphthongs are there in English?
   

1. 
   6
   
2. 
   3
   
3. 
   7
   
4. 
   8
   

5. 
   What is another name for phonological aspect?
   

1. 
   Physiological
   
2. 
   Functional
   
3. 
   Physic
   
4. 
   a,b,c
   

6. 
   What organ of speech directs the stream of air either to the mouth or to the nasal cavity?
   

1. 
   The hard palate
   
2. 
   The vocal cords
   
3. 
   The soft palate
   
4. 
   The lungs
   

7. 
   Find the affricates
   

1. 
   s,z
   
2. 
   t,v
   
3. 
   tʃ, dʒ
   
4. 
   ʃ, tʃ
   

8. 
   To speak any language a person must know nearly 100% of its ..
   

1. 
   Phonetics
   
2. 
   Grammar
   
3. 
   Phonology
   
4. 
   Sounds
   

9. 
   By whom was presented the classification of phonological oppositions?
   

1. 
   I.A.Baudouin de Courtenay
   
2. 
   N.S.Trubetzkoy
   
3. 
   W.Matezius
   
4. 
   B.Havranek
   

10. 
    What is frequency?
    

1. 
   Amplitude of vibrations
   
2. 
   Force of articulation
   
3. 
   Manner of articulation
   
4. 
   Manner of vibration
   

11. 
    What do we mean by the central part of the tongue?
    

1. 
   They are between the front and the back part
   
2. 
   They are where the front and the black meet
   
3. 
   They are where the blade and the back meet
   
4. 
   They area where the blade and the tip meet
   

12. 
    What does comparative type of phonetics study?
    

1. 
   Comparative type of phonetics concerned with the comparative study of the phonetic systems of five or more languages
   
2. 
   Comparative phonetics is concerned with the comparative study of the phonetic system of only one language
   
3. 
   Comparative phonetics studies only German languages
   
4. 
   There is no comparative phonetics
   

13. 
    According to active speech organs English consonants are divided into:
    

1. 
   Labial, lingual, pharyngeal
   
2. 
   Occlusive, constrictive, affricates
   
3. 
   Labial, lingual
   
4. 
   Labial, pharyngeal
   

14. 
    By whom was discovered a physiological distinction between vowels and consonants?
    

1. 
   D.Jones
   
2. 
   N.S.Trubetzkoy
   
3. 
   I.A.Baudouin de Courtenay
   
4. 
   A.C.Gomson
   

15. 
    Respiration consists of two phase
    

1. 
   Inspiration, intensity
   
2. 
   Expiration, inspiration
   
3. 
   Frequency, intensity
   
4. 
   Phonation, inspiration
   

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